Xia Baolong visits Jiangmen on Hong Kong planning
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Summary
Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council, made a research visit to Jiangmen in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area on Wednesday. The trip focused on supporting Hong Kong and Macau in proactively aligning with the national 15th Five-Year Plan and on exploring how the two SARs can deepen participation in Greater Bay Area development and better serve the country’s overall development strategy
Key Points
- Xia Baolong, who heads the State Council's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, conducted the Jiangmen research visit on Wednesday
- The visit took place in Jiangmen, a city within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area
- Its stated focus was supporting Hong Kong and Macau in proactively aligning with the national 15th Five-Year Plan
- The trip also examined how the two SARs can deepen participation in Greater Bay Area development
- Xu Qifang and Lyu Yuyin joined the visit as deputy directors from the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and Macau liaison office respectively
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong, the visit points to continued policy attention from Beijing on how the city should position itself within the next national planning cycle. It also underscores that Greater Bay Area participation remains a key channel through which Hong Kong is expected to integrate into and serve the country's wider development strategy